Liberation in One Lifetime: Biographies and Teachings of MilarepaNorth Atlantic Books, 24/06/2014 - 432 páginas Milarepa (1052-1135), a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and known as one of Tibet's greatest lamas and poets, continues to inspire Buddhist practitioners worldwide to the present day. Liberation in One Lifetime explores the history and spirituality of the Kagyu lineage in relationship to the narratives and teachings attributed to Milarepa by studying some of the earliest versions of these materials. Offering a detailed analysis of the biographical material that has been written about Milarepa (who was also a student of Marpa, a major figure in the development of the Bka'-brgyud-pa school of Tibetan Buddhism), author, theologian, and well-respected Tibetan Buddhist scholar, Francis V. Tiso, describes the historical context of the tradition of hagiography (biography) in Buddhism and other spiritual traditions, and provides a history of Milarepa's influence in Tibet. Part One explains the tradition of composing stories about Milarepa's life and teachings (there have been many throughout the centuries) and includes outlines of the contents of some of them as well as an explanation of the oral versions that have been transmitted via oral epic songs and poems that Milarepa composed. Describing the spiritual components of Bka'-brgyud-pa, Part Two includes tantric practices, an outline for the path of liberation, definitions of "voidness," and the characteristics of fully enlightened Buddhahood. Part Three includes translated biographies and oral teachings of Milarepa (in poetic form) that are considered sacred texts. The book also includes a foreword by Roberto Vitali, a prominent Tibetan Buddhist scholar as well as an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources. |
Índice
The Historical Context of the Biographical Tradition | 1 |
LITERARY ASPECTS OF THE BIOGRAPHIES OF MILAREPA | 15 |
Hagiography and Tradition | 17 |
Redaction Critical Study of the Milarepa Biographies 23 | 29 |
Survey of Sources | 43 |
Toward Identifying the Voice of Milarepa | 69 |
Conclusions on the Literary and Teaching Voice of Milarepa | 85 |
Final Remarks on the Literary Tradition | 91 |
Enlightenment in One Lifetime in One Body | 133 |
Oral Teachings of Khandro Rinpoche on the Stage of Creation for the Practice of Vajravārāhī | 137 |
Oral Teachings of H H Gyalwa Drukchen on Cakrasamvara | 142 |
The Six Yogas of Naropa Mahamudra and the bKa brgyud Teachings on the Stage of Completion | 149 |
The Enlightenment of Milarepa | 158 |
Spiritual Transformation | 166 |
The Biography of Milarepa by rGyal thang pa bDe chen Do rJe | 173 |
The Lives of Marpa and Milarepa by sGam po pa | 247 |
BKA BRGYUD PA SPIRITUALITY | 95 |
The Theme of Tradition in Anthropological and Historical Perspective | 97 |
A Survey of Tantric Practice in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism | 102 |
Ground or Basis of the Path | 108 |
The Path to Liberation and Its Features | 113 |
Fully Enlightened Buddhahood | 116 |
The rDo rje Chang nam tbar in bKa brgyud Spirituality | 120 |
Tantric Practice in the bKa brgyud | 129 |
A Translation of the Biography of Vajradhara by rGyal thang pa | 259 |
Milarepas Oral Teachings from the gDams ngag mdzod | 274 |
NOTES | 293 |
GLOSSARY | 353 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 359 |
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 412 |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
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